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Speaking to the Telegraph, Rachel Power, chief executive of the Patients Association, said: “When people are unwell and in hospital, and therefore unable to go elsewhere with any ease, they should be able to expect retailers not to exploit their situation for profit.”

WHSmith says it stocks products at its hospital shops which are not usually available inside high street outlets, but has pledged to re-think what it charges for toiletries.

Torbay Hospital

A WHSmith spokesman told the Telegraph: “There is a small number of ranges like toiletries which we stock in hospitals for customers’ convenience which are not sold in our high street stores.